Lincoln Dems to hold planning session
Join the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee planning session and discussion on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Bemis Hall with coffee, fruit, and pastries at 8:30 a.m. and discussion from 9–11 a.m. Gain perspectives, insights, and campaign strategies for canvassing, grassroots organizing, remote voter contact activities, voter registration, getting out the millennial vote and more from:
- Quentin Palfrey, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor
- A representative of MassDems
- Swing Left regional coordinator Susan Labandibar
- Force Multiplier co-chair Tom Hallock
- Minuteman Indivisible elections team organizer Sarah Higginbotham
LFA playgroup starting
The Lincoln Family Association playgroup at First Parish in Lincoln will begin meeting Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:30 a.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 26 in the Parish House (14 Bedford Rd.) Designed for children aged 0-5 and their parents/caregivers. Adults must accompany their children; this is not a drop-in program.
Two events focusing on teens
The Lincoln-Sudbury Parent Organization presents comedian and neuropsychologist Matt Bellace speaking on “Supporting Teens in Reducing Their Stress (and Ours)” on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in the L-S auditorium. This presentation (primarily for parents, but students are welcome) is about reducing stress, adolescent brain development, substance abuse and encouraging teens to be resilient.
On Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 7:30-9 p.m. in the L-S cafeteria, Connections is hosting an evening for parents to hear, think about and discuss the five greatest factors that put our children at risk for addiction. Learn more about Connections and hear about conversations families may want to have in and around substance use. Also on hand will be the new L-S school resource officer Kim Walch to introduce herself and explain what her role will be in the school, as well as discuss ways that parents can work with the school and the police to help keep our kids safer. Click here to register.
Afternoon session looks at U.S. Supreme Court
The Lincoln Public Library and the Lincoln Council on Aging present “The Supreme Court with Walter Bossert” on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 2–4:15 p.m. at the library. First you’ll watch a video by C-Span including interviews with 11 justices about the role, traditions, and history of the Court and a tour the Supreme Court building. Bossert (a Lincoln resident) will then discuss Central Hudson v. PSC (1980), a seminal Supreme Court case on commercial freedom of speech. Bossert was a co-author of the winning brief in the 8-1 decision.